The A200 guided rocket is a Chinese 301 mm-class export guided artillery rocket for canisterized long-range precision fire. Public reporting tied the A200 to Belarus's Polonez launch-customer path and ALIT's A200/A300/M20 export launcher family, while Oryx documented A200 rockets and canisters after Tigrayan forces captured Ethiopia's guided-rocket and ballistic-missile force in the 2020 Tigray War.
Tigray forces captured Ethiopia's Chinese guided-rocket and ballistic-missile force in November 2020; Oryx later documented A200 guided rockets, empty A200 canisters, and A200/M20 loader vehicles abandoned or recaptured during the conflict.
The A200 page now tracks the rocket as a munition rather than only as a launcher component: sources support both export-family context and direct Tigray War materiel evidence.
Army Recognition identified Belarus as the A200 launch customer when Polonez appeared in Minsk in May 2015.
ALIT's 2017 IDEX display presented A200, A300, and M20 weapons as sharing a general launching platform.
Oryx documented captured A200 rockets, empty A200 canisters, and A200/M20 loader vehicles after Tigrayan forces seized Ethiopia's long-range strike force.
Source labels used here: New "Polonez" multiple rocket launcher on 8x8 chassis unveiled during military parade in Belarus; IDEX 2017: China ALIT promotes export-ready A200/A300 GMLRS and UAVs; Go Ballistic: Tigray's Forgotten Missile War With Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Public export sources treat A200 as the 50-200 km-class guided rocket in a family that also includes the longer-range A300 derivative.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| A300 guided rocket | Extended-range derivative | Army Recognition reported at IDEX 2017 that A300 was designed from the A200 hybrid rocket system and extended the range class toward roughly 290 km. Sources: IDEX 2017: China ALIT promotes export-ready A200/A300 GMLRS and UAVs |
The A200 guided rocket is documented with Chinese export launcher families and the Belarusian Polonez derivative.
| Launcher | Launcher type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Road-mobile launcher | Army Recognition says ALIT promoted A200, A300, and M20 weapons as sharing the same general launching platform, while Oryx later documented A200 rockets and M20 missiles in Ethiopia's captured force. Sources: IDEX 2017: China ALIT promotes export-ready A200/A300 GMLRS and UAVs, Go Ballistic: Tigray's Forgotten Missile War With Ethiopia and Eritrea |
 | Belarusian launcher derivative | Army Recognition identified Belarus as the A200 launch customer when Polonez appeared in Minsk, and Belarusian Polonez material describes eight 301 mm A200/A300 missiles on the launcher. Sources: New "Polonez" multiple rocket launcher on 8x8 chassis unveiled during military parade in Belarus |
Army Recognition reported that Belarus unveiled the Polonez launcher in Minsk and identified Belarus as the launch customer for the A200 missile system, with the rocket described as a 301 mm weapon that can reach 50-200 km.
Sources: New "Polonez" multiple rocket launcher on 8x8 chassis unveiled during military parade in Belarus
Army Recognition reported that ALIT was marketing the A200 as an export-ready precision rocket with 50-200 km range and a shared general launcher platform with M20 missiles.
Sources: IDEX 2017: China ALIT promotes export-ready A200/A300 GMLRS and UAVs
Oryx reported that Tigrayan forces seized Ethiopia's ballistic-missile and guided-rocket force in November 2020 and began using the captured systems against their former owners.
Sources: Go Ballistic: Tigray's Forgotten Missile War With Ethiopia and Eritrea
Oryx documented an abandoned launcher with eight A200 guided rockets, empty A200 canisters at a recaptured missile base, and loader vehicles configured for A200 rocket canisters or M20 missiles.
Sources: Go Ballistic: Tigray's Forgotten Missile War With Ethiopia and Eritrea
